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On 19th February Sacmi purchased Velomat, a leading designer and manufacturer of high-speed assembly machines since 1986. This takeover is part of a broader strategy by Sacmi -a leading provider of caps & closures solutions – to expand its product range in a sector characterised by fast-paced product and technology development.
Read moreLoop Industries, Inc. announced that they have entered into a multi-year offtake agreement with beauty industry brand L’Oréal to supply them with PET resin made of 100% recycled materials for their packaging needs. This resin is to be supplied from Loop Industries’ joint venture facility in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA with
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Manjushree Technopack Limited (MTL), India’s largest rigid plastics packaging company backed by Advent International, announced the launch of a new greenfield plant in Silvassa in Western Indian. The new plant has a capacity of 10,000 MTPA and MTL has committed an investment of INR 100+ crore for the same. The plant
Read moreLogoplaste announced that Masterchem, a leading Polish manufacturer of PET bottles, jars, preforms and caps, is now part of the Logoplaste Group. As of March 3rd, the company will be known as Masterchem Logoplaste and will be led by CEO Piotr Wasilewski. Located in Zielona Góra, Masterchem Logoplaste is intended to
Read moreIneos Olefins & Polymers has announced a partnership with Forever Plast SpA, a leading polymer recycling technologies operator in Italy. Together they have developed a range of new Polyethylene grades that are intended to mirror Ineos virgin grades and to fit both, injection and compression moulding. The new Recycl-IN products take
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In Sweden, Coca-Cola will roll out its new range of plastic bottles made entirely from rPET (excluding labels and closures). They come with labels on which the brands step aside to make way for a recycling message. The new labels will be introduced across the Coca-Cola, Fanta, Sprite and Bonaqua brands
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Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), a global chemical producer, announced its full year and fourth quarter 2019 financial results. The company concurrently undertook several transformative initiatives that were announced on 4th Feb 2020 at its Capital Market Day and are expected to generate benefits starting in 2020 and targeted to
Read moreKrones, a leading manufacturer of filling and packaging technology, achieved its 3% growth target in 2019 despite the difficult overall economic environment. Revenue increased by 2.7% year-on-year, from €3,854.0 million to €3,958.9 million. The company’s order intake improved by 3.2%, from €3,957.3 million in the previous year to €4,083.5 million in
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Sebastian Dombos is the new head of sales at the Engel Deutschland Nuremberg location. This personnel decision sees the injection moulding machine manufacturer and system solution provider, headquartered in Schwertberg, Austria, prepare the generation change in the board of the subsidiary with foresight. Sebastian Dombos joined the company on 1st of
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High accolades go to an innovation developed especially for the circular economy. The patented stand-up pouch from Werner & Mertz and Mondi has been chosen to receive the prestigious WorldStar Packaging Award in the “Household” category. “The highly innovative 100 percent recyclable pouch leapfrogs sorting and recycling hurdles on the way
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The Bekum group celebrated recently three anniversaries – 60 years Bekum in Berlin Germany, 50 years Bekum in Traismauer Austria und 40 years Bekum in Williamston, USA. As part of the celebrations at the American location, the groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of production capacities was made on November 26, 2019.
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